"Easy, Max. I don't think the man meant it like that."

That easy drawl, no more hurried than it had been a moment before, despite Wyatt knowing well just how easily Max would prove the statement. The Roman would have been a victor with or without Wyatt's help.

He slanted a look at Hawkeye. A warning, silent, but no less powerful than when he'd held a spear to the man's throat.